Prakash Kannan
Email: pkannan@imf.org
Fluent In: Malay.
Education:
Stanford University, Ph.D., 2006
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S.B. in Economics, 1998
Employment History:
Research Department, World Economic Studies Division, 2008-
European Department, Desk Economist for Turkey and Cyprus, 2007-2008
Research Department, Economic Modeling and External Sustainability Division, 2006-2007
Central Bank of Malaysia, Monetary and Financial Policy Department, 1998-2001
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Monetary and Macroprudential Policy Rules in a Model with House Price Booms, Working Paper No. 09/251, November 01, 2009
Macroeconomic Patterns and Monetary Policy in the Run-up to Asset Price Busts, Working Paper No. 09/252, November 01, 2009
The Uncertainty Channel of Contagion, Working Paper No. 09/219, October 01, 2009
Incorporating Market Information into the Construction of the Fan Chart, Working Paper No. 09/178, August 01, 2009
Evaluating Historical CGER Assessments:How Well Have They Predicted Subsequent Exchange Rate Movements?, Working Paper No. 09/32, February 01, 2009
Perspectives on High Real Interest Rates in Turkey, Working Paper No. 08/251, October 01, 2008
On the Welfare Benefits of an International Currency, Working Paper No. 07/49, March 01, 2007
Other IMF Publications
"Lessons For Monetary Policy From Asset Price Fluctuations", World Economic Outlook, October 2009.
"From Recession to Recovery: How Soon and How Strong", World Economic Outlook, April 2009.
"Turkey--Navigating Through Choppier Waters", IMF Survey, May 2008.
Other Publications
“Growth and Returns in Emerging Markets” (with Peter Henry) in International Financial Issues in the Pacific Rim: Global Imbalances, Financial Liberalization, and Exchange Rate Policy, Takatoshi Ito and Andrew Rose (eds.) University of Chicago Press, 2008.
“On the Welfare Benefits of an International Currency”, European Economic Review, 2009, vol. 53(4), pp. 588-606.
"Recurring Patterns Around House Price Busts" (with Pau Rabanal and Alasdair Scott), Applied Economics Letters, forthcoming.
Email: pkannan@imf.org
Fluent In: Malay.
Education:
Stanford University, Ph.D., 2006
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S.B. in Economics, 1998
Employment History:
Research Department, World Economic Studies Division, 2008-
European Department, Desk Economist for Turkey and Cyprus, 2007-2008
Research Department, Economic Modeling and External Sustainability Division, 2006-2007
Central Bank of Malaysia, Monetary and Financial Policy Department, 1998-2001
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Monetary and Macroprudential Policy Rules in a Model with House Price Booms, Working Paper No. 09/251, November 01, 2009
Macroeconomic Patterns and Monetary Policy in the Run-up to Asset Price Busts, Working Paper No. 09/252, November 01, 2009
The Uncertainty Channel of Contagion, Working Paper No. 09/219, October 01, 2009
Incorporating Market Information into the Construction of the Fan Chart, Working Paper No. 09/178, August 01, 2009
Evaluating Historical CGER Assessments:How Well Have They Predicted Subsequent Exchange Rate Movements?, Working Paper No. 09/32, February 01, 2009
Perspectives on High Real Interest Rates in Turkey, Working Paper No. 08/251, October 01, 2008
On the Welfare Benefits of an International Currency, Working Paper No. 07/49, March 01, 2007
Other IMF Publications
"Lessons For Monetary Policy From Asset Price Fluctuations", World Economic Outlook, October 2009.
"From Recession to Recovery: How Soon and How Strong", World Economic Outlook, April 2009.
"Turkey--Navigating Through Choppier Waters", IMF Survey, May 2008.
Other Publications
“Growth and Returns in Emerging Markets” (with Peter Henry) in International Financial Issues in the Pacific Rim: Global Imbalances, Financial Liberalization, and Exchange Rate Policy, Takatoshi Ito and Andrew Rose (eds.) University of Chicago Press, 2008.
“On the Welfare Benefits of an International Currency”, European Economic Review, 2009, vol. 53(4), pp. 588-606.
"Recurring Patterns Around House Price Busts" (with Pau Rabanal and Alasdair Scott), Applied Economics Letters, forthcoming.